[Sca-cooks] Arils in pomegranates

[Susan Lord]

Arils are the seed pods in the pomegranates.

I cut the pomegranate in half knife and then turn on cold water. I put one half of the pomegranate under the water and over a stainer and pluck out the arils. I use these to decorate dishes or eat them as is. I have never opened the arils to get to the seeds. I don’t know how many arils are in a pomegranate but  too many to count. I throw out the white part.

In Chile, a 125 grams of arils costs $3.00. I don’t know what a pomegranate costs as it is no in season right now but I have found it more economical to buy the whole pomegranate. 



> Stefan wrote:
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>> Are you talking about separating the seeds from the arils? Or the arils from the whole fruit?
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>> If you are talking about separating the arils from the whole fruit, don?t you still have the seeds?
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>> I think I erased the msg, but I think someone was talking about mashing the arils to remove the seeds. I guess this works, but you loose the idea of something you can simply plop into your mouth.
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>> What?s the best way to open/split the fruit? With a knife?
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>> <<< And it's a whole lot less expensive! >>>
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>> This makes me think you are talking about the whole fruit vs. buying just the arils.
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>> How much of the arils are in one fruit? The fruit was around a dollar a fruit? and the 2 cups of arils was around $7.
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